After seeing this clip of Tony discussing the term "born again" with a reformed pastor and critic of Emergent, I'm more convinced that I like Tony Jones. He just made my list of top 20 people I'd like to have a beer with. Not only does Tony make wonderful points about some big problems with reformed theology, he also managed not to be an asshole in the process. That really earned my respect. I wish I could do that. I'm simply not an effective communicator and I am not nearly as cool as Tony in the heat of a debate. I have this type of conversation all the time and it never ends up this cordial. Maybe having a camera in the room helps keep the conversation more civil. Then again, maybe I'm just an asshole.

The clip below is part 3 of 3. The first 2 parts have some better debate and you can find those other clips on YouTube if you are interested, but I thought Tony's answer about being born again at the end of this clip is an Emergent classic. Rock on Tony!